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External challenges, strategic threats, and war have shaped the course of modern British history. This volume examines how Britain mobilized to meet these challenges and how developments in the cons……続きを見る

Why is France so often relegated to the background in studies of international relations? This book seeks to redress this balance, exploring the relationship between the United States, United Kingdo……続きを見る

Over the course of her 57-year career, Augusta Jane Evans Wilson published nine best-selling novels, but her significant contributions to American literature have until recently gone largely unrecog……続きを見る

Through close readings of individual serials and books and archival work on the publication history of the Gardener’s Magazine (1826-44) Sarah Dewis examines the significant contributions John and J……続きを見る

Less than a year after the assassination of President Kennedy brought Lyndon B. Johnson to the White House, Harold Wilson became British Prime Minister. Over the next four years, the two men governe……続きを見る

The story of mankind's struggle against polio is compelling, exciting and full of twists and pardoxes. One of the grand challenges of modern medicine, it was a battleground between good and bad scie……続きを見る

The foremost U.S. authority on Islam and, Seyyed Hossein Nasr discusses today’s hot button issuesーincluding holy wars, women’s rights, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, and the future of Moslems ……続きを見る

"Feiler’s combination of journalism, commentary and self-discoverytells the reader volumes about humankind.” ーAtlanta Journal-Constitution onAbraham BruceFeiler, the bestselling author of Walking t……続きを見る

“Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.” And so we have. Time and again, mankind has faced down problems, but have often failed to take the hard-earned knowledge into the next battle. Doo……続きを見る

Focusing on Algernon Charles Swinburne's later writings, this collection makes a case for the seriousness and significance of the writer's mature work. While Swinburne's scandalous early poetry has ……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Geschichte Europa - Deutschland - Neuere Geschichte, Note: 1,3, Universität Potsdam, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die Wiedervereinigung 1989/90 bedeutet……続きを見る

In Wide Rivers Crossed, Ellen Wohl tells the stories of two riversーthe South Platte on the western plains and the Illinois on the easternーto represent the environmental history and historical tran……続きを見る

The American Reaper adopts a network approach to account for the international diffusion of harvesting technology from North America, from the invention of the reaper through to the formation of a d……続きを見る

In this volume, originally published in 1961, the author presents an exposition of the meanings given to history. Part 1 describes the conceptions of history impied in wide-spread religions and cult……続きを見る

Garments and accessories are prominent in almost all of William Shakespeare's plays, from Hamlet and Othello to A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night. The statement 'Clothes maketh the man' wa……続きを見る

After fifteen years of transition in the former communist states of Central and Eastern Europe it has become clear that for a substantial number the objective of reform and restructuring process is ……続きを見る

The German national state has always been integrated into a dense network of transnational integration. This applies also and in particular to the Federal Republic of Germany. This book presents the……続きを見る

India is facing a river pollution crisis today. The origins of this crisis are commonly traced back to post-Independence economic development and urbanisation. This book, in contrast, shows that som……続きを見る

Recent revisionist history has questioned the degree of social and economic change attributable to the French Revolution. Some historians have also claimed that the Revolution was primarily an urban……続きを見る

The second half of the eighteenth century brought important changes in attitudes towards shaping the body. New expectations of polite conduct, deportment and demeanour were projected onto the body, ……続きを見る

Information is power. For more than five hundred years the success or failure of nations has been determined by a country’s ability to acquire knowledge and technical skill and transform them into ……続きを見る

This book, originally published in 1979, traces the growth of English radicalism from the time of Wilkes to the final suppression of the radical societies in 1799. The metropolitan radical movement ……続きを見る

Originally published in 1956, this masterly essay weaves together the results of research with an independence of judgement which could only come from a long-established expert in the field of Revol……続きを見る

The first book to compare and contrast the rise of mass circulation press in Britain and America. It provides insights into the origins of tabloid journalism and explores a range of cross-cultural a……続きを見る

Begun as an audacious experiment, for thirty years the Hedgerow Theatre prospered as America's most successful repertory company. While known for its famous alumnae (Ann Harding and Richard Basehart……続きを見る

This book examines the emotional aspects of revolutionary experience during a critical turning point in both Russian and Jewish history - the 1905 revolution. Shtakser argues that radicalization inv……続きを見る

This fascinating study delves into the lives of six Tudor women celebrated for their reputed wickedness. Collected here are accounts of Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, Anne Seymour, Lettice Dudley, a……続きを見る

Anzac Labour explores the horror, frustration and exhaustion surrounding working life in the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. Based on letters and diaries of Australian soldiers……続きを見る

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2009 im Fachbereich Geschichte Europa - Deutschland - Neuere Geschichte, Note: 1,3, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (Historisches Insitut), Veranstaltung: Die Implosio……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SLIGHTLY FOXED BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE 2017 Born into nobility and married into the royal family, Catherine Howard was attended every waking hour – secrets were impossible to ……続きを見る